[lands]

My breaks just started scraping yesterday so I have been to quick fit this morn and they said to bring back in morn but pads will be 60-80 and discs 100-200 (depending on which ones it needs. Gutted as well skint but thought that seemed quite high. Does it?

Peugeot Partner 1.9D

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Pete

In my experience Quick Fit are expensive and will look for other things which are 'wrong'

Time you found a good local mechanic.

Cheers

Doug

[sherco]

Did the pads on my combo last saturday, as they where grinding real bad, got new pads £14 fitted them myself, never done it before but went onto the web and it showed me how to do it. Saved me a few quid  

[carpet guy]

I'm having difficulty in not posting the obvious response to this post !

rob

[Damian]

Fully understand what you mean Rob. lol

Damian. :

[lands]

Rob

You are clearly enlightened where I am not but feel free to share it and if its offensive I don't bruise very easily.

Sherco

You got the link for that

Pete

[Straker Cleaning]

http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=34201&langId=-1

http://www.haynes.co.uk/Press/HaynesJackets/RGBhr_4281.jpg

[sherco]

I put in the search engine changing brake shoes in vauxhall combo, and up it popped. or buy the Haynes manual as Chris said.

[John Milnes]

Had same job done at my local mechanics last year on my Citroen Dispatch. Pads £24.00, disks £38.........total inc vat and labour £119.00.

I would shop around.

John

[Straker Cleaning]

Keep meaning to do odd repair on my van but with a toolkit to buy first ............. not such a money saver 

Have good reliable garage near me for minor stuff and sensible Peugout dealer 3 miles away 

[sherco]

Go to a boot fair in the summer, you will get loads of spanners etc really cheap.

[Straker Cleaning]

Popping to Wimbledon market in hour for new number plates for van tomorrow so may look at spanners./ socket sets etc 

[carpet guy]

Nothing personal Pete, but with so many posts moaning about price shoppers etc, the irony of your post rather highlights the reality of life, at least it does for me.

Yes it does seem expensive and " local " garage would probably do it for half of that amount..........

good luck

rob

We had three vehicles going through servicing / MOTs over the past week at a cost of £1200. The worst of these was a little Citreon C3 ...................first service £340. ( included 2 tyres )

on the subject of tools..............don't buy cheap ones, they won't last.

The first service was FREE until recently


                    
                    

[lands]

No worries Rob, Like you say its a reality of life especially if your skint.

Pete

[carpet guy]

Nice web site Pete..........

rob

[John Kelly]

Pete, brake pads and discs are probably the easiest job to do on a car or van. It may be daunting if you haven't done it before and it is a chew on especially if you have to do it outside.
There must be some little back street garages round your neck of the woods, just call in to a few, this is bread & butter work for them and what keeps them ticking over. You never know you may find one thats willing to barter and do it for having his carpets cleaned. I do that all the time and have ended up with a class group of plumbers, sparkies, mechanics etc. We help each other out and although it all isn't free it doesn't work out full price.

[Ken Wainwright]

Last year, I had a similar problem on my Citroen Dispatch. Talking to a trusted colleague who has a much better understanding than I do about these matters, he told me that manufacturers were pressured into replacing the asbestos content of brake pads/linings with someting more "friendly". The modern alternatives perform as well but unfortunately, the wear rate on pads but more especially discs, is greater. Discs lasting less than 20k, dependent on driving style, is not uncommon.

I paid £200ish for new front discs and pads with an Authorised Citroen Dealer.

BEWARE  New pads and discs can take upto about 50 miles to bed in and attain maximum feel and power.  If you do it yourself, from my experience with bikes, get some brake cleaner and keep those brake pistons immaculately clean.

Safe and happy braking
Ken

[stevegunn]

Pads £15 & discs £25 each from motorist discount shop would take about 1 hr to do if you were not so far away I would have done them for you.

[ollie]

I took my van to ATS to have the brakes done. The next day i heard a rattling noise from the engine and took it to my local mechanic. He phoned me and said one of his testers had almost crashed my van, ATS hadnt attached the hose and it had been rubbing on the tyre and rubbed right through just as the tester took it out and he had complete brake failiure. ATS sent someone to the garage to sort it...the rattling I had heard was the nut the ATS guy hadnt refitted to the brake hose.

[*paul_moss]

Done mine last year on the car, merc 230, piece of cake.